Here are some California bills affecting the rights of elders and those whose affairs are managed by a conservator. All have been signed into law by the governor.

Assembly Bill 937 (2013) by Sen. Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont: This law provides that a conservator’s control of a conservatee shall not extend to personal rights, including, but not limited to, the conservatee’s right to receive visitors, telephone calls and personal mail, unless specifically limited by a court order.

AB 217 (2014) by Sen. Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont: This law establishes specified rights for residents of privately operated residential care facilities for the elderly, including, among other things, to be accorded dignity in their personal relationships with staff, to be granted a reasonable level of personal privacy of accommodations, medical treatment, personal care and assistance, and to confidential treatment of their records and personal information.

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AB 1085 (2015) by Assemblyman Mike Gatto, D-Glendale: This law, authored in response to the reported isolation of radio personality Casey Kasem before his death in 2014, protects the right of all adults to visit and communicate with anyone they wish.

Senate Bill 1191 (2018) by Sens. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, and Bob Wieckowski, D-Freemont: This law will update law enforcement policy manuals to clarify that elder abuse is a crime, isolation is a form of abuse and that law enforcement has jurisdiction over elder abuse. It will prompt law enforcement to take action.

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